HOW STRANGE IT IS (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show)
HOW STRANGE IT IS (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show) by Salty Brine is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 22 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 21:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 21:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Neutral Milk Hotel's indie-rock triumph In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and Anne Frank's stunning and candid The Diary of a Young Girl fuse with confessions from Salty's adolescent longings in this genre-defying cabaret with wit, spectacle and heart. Sparks fly, time bends, and the ghosts of our past return to us in this hilarious and devastating work from Salty's acclaimed and expansive Living Record Collection. 'Astounding' * (Stage). * (List). 'A storyteller in total command of voice, a cocked eyebrow and his audience' (Guardian).
Details
- Performer: Salty Brine
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Dissection Room
- Genre: THEATRE, Cabaret, Live Music
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Room size: about 165 seats (Dissection Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, follow the signs up the access ramp, pass in front of the decking bar and into the main reception. The Access Route requires Duty Manager Assistance from the reception of the main building, consisting of an escort up the main lift, through the galleries, into a platform lift, through to the Dissection room. Please contact boxoffice@summerhall.co.uk if you would like to use this accessible route. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Other) Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 5 published reviews and 20 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Compared with the mega-productions running on the West End and Broadway, Fringe shows have fewer industrial spectacles.
Salty Brine does not simply perform an album. He takes it apart, rummages around inside it, follows its obsessions down unexpected rabbit holes, then somehow puts the whole thing back together again in front of us.
— North West End UK (5 out of 5 stars)
Neutral Milk Hotel’s In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is a lo-fi indie rock album that had a negligible impact on the late 20th century’s alternative music scene but has since gained a significant cult recognition.
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £17.00